Choose a Graph – Meet the Skill

Name ______________________ Date ______________

Which graph types could you make from the data? Make one of them.

Favorite Fruit
Fruit No. of People
Apple 140
Mango 560
Grapes 280
Banana 110
Orange 370

We can make a line graph, pie graph or a bar graph to represent this data.
The table given above shows the number of people who like a particular fruit. To
compare direct numbers a line graph is extremely helpful. It allows you to easily
spot differences in data.
So, we will take fruit on the x-axis (horizontal) and number of people on the y-axis
(vertical).
Read the table to get the number of people who like a particular fruit. Mark the
point at the appropriate position on the graph. Join the points to make the line.
We will add labels to represent exact values.

Answer: Line graph, pie graph or a bar graph (All would work; but a line graph
allows you to easily spot differences.)

600
560
Number of persons

500
400 370

300 280
200
140
100 110

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Apple Mango Grapes Banana Orange

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